Emery-cloth holder.



.H. MULLER;

EMERY CLOTH HOLDER.

- APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. 1918.

. A MN Patented Aug. 6,

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To all whom it may aonoernm a Be it known that I, HENRY' LER, a citizenofthe .United States, residing at Waterbury, in the :county of New Havenand; State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement inEmery- Cloth Holders and I dohereby declarethe following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the characters ofreference marked .thereon,=-to bef a full, clear, andexact descriptionof the same,-and which said drawings. constitute part of thisapplication,-and represent, .in

. Figural a side view of an emery cloth holder constructed in-;-accordance with my invention. i I

. Fig. 2a side view-of the'outer endof the body with the strips of emerycloth removed.

Fig.3;an outer end view.

, Fig. 4 a vertical sectional view. 7

Fig. 5 a broken transverse sectional view. This invention relates to animprovement in emery cloth holders, and. particularly to holders whichare adapted to hold strips of emery cloth, the device being adapted tobe used inthe sameway as a file for smoothing or polishing surfaces, oras a device for sharpening knives and-other implements, the

object of the invention -bein toproduce a device by which the emerycloth is firmly supported not only at its ends but through-' out itsentire length, with convenientmeans for placin the necessary tension onthe cloth to malntain it in a firm position on the holder; and theinvention consists in an emery cloth holder having certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter describedand particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a body f any suitable dimensionspreferably formed from wood with flat surfaces. Attached to oppositefaces of the body are plates 7 and 8 the outer faces 'of which are flushwith the faces of the body and these plates project beyond the end ofthe body, and the ends are rolled or curved to form rounded lips 9 and10 for the purpose as will hereinafter appear. Between the projectingends of the plates 7 and Sis a block 11 formed in its outer face withgrooves 12 the block being mounted on a stem 13 which extends into ahole 1 1 formed for it in the end of the body, this hole extendingthrough a metal bushing 15 one end of which is bored and tapped toreceive a screw 16 which may E iviiaitrflorio'ziuat HOLDER.

,Patented Aug 6, 1918 Application filed Maya, 1918. Serial no. 232,154.

' be turned to a bearing against the stem 14.

Arranged parallel with the block 11 is a clamping plate 17 adapted to beconnected with-the block by a screw 18, and provided with inwardlyprojecting pins 19 and 20,

which extend through the block and into holes 21formed. for them in theend of the body. The inner face of the clamping plate is formed withribs'22 registering with the grooves 12 formed in the block. To therear'endrof the body is attacheda bearing plate'23;f0rmed withtransverse grooves 24. (Jo-acting with this bearing plate is a rearclamping-plate 25 the inner face of which is formed with ribs .26registering with the grooves 24 inthe bearing plate. This rear clampingplate is provided with guide pins 27 which extend through the bearingplate 23intosockets 28formed for them in the rear end of the body. Thehandle 29 is provided with a ferrule 30 and with a screw threaded stem31which extends through the plates 25 and '23 into a' centrally arrangedlongitudinal opening 32 formed for it in the rear. end' ofthe bodyandpasses through a transversely arranged bushing 1 33 which formsva'nut-for the screw stem. Strips 34 and -.35 .0f emery cloth or othersuitable ma terial ofthe requiredlength and width are placed on oppositesides of the body, the

rear ends being turned inward between the plates 23 and 25 between whichthey are firmly held by turning the handle 29 inward so as to crowdthese plates together, the ends of the strips being held by theco-action of the ribs26 and the grooves 24:. The screw 16 is turnedoutward so as to re lease the stem 13 and allow\ the block 12 to bemoved outward, the block being provided on opposite sides with flanges36 which will engage with the rounded ends 9 and 10 of the plates 7 and8, and the clamping-plate 17 is separated from the block. The outer endsof the strips. are then turned inward over the ends of the plates 7 and8, and between the clamping-plate and block, where they are secured byturning the screw 18 inward so as to force the clamping plate 17 stripsaretherefore held under tensionand rest upon the smooth surface of thefaces of the block whiclrf-orm a support for th e'rri and permit thedevice to be used as a ,file or in any desired Way, the body providing abacking for the strips throughout their enthe length. Preferably, andas'shown in Fig. l of the drawings, a recess.;37 will be formed in oneside of the body to receive a a. screw driver 38 by which the clampingscrews may. be turned.

I claim i v1. An emery cloth holder comprising a body having fiat faces,plates secured to op- I posite sides .of the :body and projectingibeyondathe outer end thereof, av clamping block arrangedbetweentheprojecting ends oflthe plates, means-for connecting the endsof flex=ible strips Eto 1thezblock, .means for locking 5 the blockin thebody,and! meansifor-attache ing the oppositeendsof flexible stripsrtothe ar,end of the body.

2;. A11 emery cloth holder comprising-a body having flat .f-aces, platessecured:to.-op-

posite faces of the'body, said. plates projectingbeyond theouter endioftheibody, asblock arranged between said plates and provided witha stemextending into the. endofthe body,.means for lockingthestem withithe '1body, a clamping-plate.co-aeting withsaid block and adaptedtoyhold theends of strips f; flexible .material between -;them, and means forconnecting the other .ends .ofzthe strips. with the handle end of thedevice.

3. An. emery cloth holder comprising a body-havingfiat faces, platessecured to the said faces and projecting beyond the. outer end of theb0dy, a;block-'1ocated betweensaid provided with a stem ezitending intosaid body, a clamping-plate (Jo-acting with said block and adapted tohold the ends of ,strips of fiexible material between them, abearing-plate secured to the inner end of the b dy, area clamping-Plateasting w th "said 'baring-plate, and a handle fo rined with a screw:stem extending throu h the said plates and into the body and a apted tocrowd the rear clampingzplateagainst the rear zbearingeplate. and holdthe .ends .ot'the strip. 0t :flexible material. between them.

4:. An emery clothv :holderccomprising a body having flat faces,.platessecuredto said faces and. projecting :beyond the. outer ends ofthe .body, a block .located *b.etween-said plates andwfomned. withcastem extending intothe said' body,.a plate b o-acting. with the saidblock andformed with-,muideipinsex- .HENrYMoLLEB L Witnesses e 1 DoersWILSON, GEORGE A. BARoNrA-N.

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Washington, 1L0.

